HAVANA (AP) — The Cuba government is blaming Hurricane Ike for the first four deaths of the 2008 hurricane season.State television reported Monday that two men have been killed removing an antenna before Ike’s arrival. Another man died when a tree fell on his house and knocked down a wall, and a woman perished when the roof of her house collapsed.Hurricane Ike is roaring down Cuba’s spine toward the island’s densely populated capital of fragile historic buildings, ravaging homes and forcing 1.2 million people to evacuate.U.S. residents from Florida to Texas are bracing for Ike’s next wallop.
Cuba blames Ike for 4 deaths on island
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The Associated Press
The Associated Press
September 8, 2008